Fountain



Vi y nl 1111151111111 m l 1 Jan. 15, 1935. J. E MYERS 1,988,133

FOUNTAINV Filed Dec. 27, 1932 Patented `Han. 15, 1935 UNETED STATESPATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

This invention relates to fountains, and has special reference tofountains of the type including a removable container mounted in acabinet constructed within a wall and means for supporting the containerin the cabinet in a manner in which the container may be removed andreplaced, the container being `supported in position to receive waterfrom a mixing device unattached to the container.

An object of the invention is to provide a fountain including a cabinetand-that may be easily mounted or embedded within the wall of a room andhaving in the upper portion thereof water supply connections, whereby asupply of water may be discharged into a fountain supported in thecabinet below the water supply connections and in position to receivewater therefrom and unattached to the water supply connections andsupported in a manner in which the fountain may be easily removed andreplaced.

Other objects will appear from the following description, referencebeing made to the annexed drawing, in which- Fig. lis a front view of myimproved fountain and cabinet, the door of the cabinet being open.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the cabinet, a part of thecontainer also being in section.

The cabinet, illustrated as a part of the invention, includes a. rearwall 1, side walls 2 extending forwardly from connection with the rearwall and a top wall 3 and bottom Wall 4 connected to the upper and lowerends of the rear and side walls, respectively, and co-operatingtherewith to form a cabinet that is open at the front. This cabinet isprovided with a door 5 having one vertical edge connected with the wall2 by hinges 6, so that the door may be swung about a vertical axis toclose and to open the cabinet.

A pair of brackets 'l are secured to and extend forwardly and upwardlyfrom the rear wall 1 of the cabinet and, at their upper forward ends,

are provided with forks 8.

The container 9 is preferably composed of glass, or other non-corrodibleand non-absorbent material, and is characterized by such dimensions thatit will be received within the cabinet. Preferably this container isrelatively narrow from front to rear in comparison with the dimensionsfrom left to right and the vertical dimensions thereof, so that thecabinet and the container will be conveniently received within a wall,or may be mounted on a wall without occupying too much space. As shown,the container is formed with a pair of circumferential ribs or flanges1G spaced vertically and, in the space between said flanges,

a band 11 of non-corrodible material, or other appropriate material, ismounted. This band 11 is provided with a pair of integral or rigidprojections 12 extending ktoward the side walls 2 of the cabinet asufficient distance to engage in the '5 forks 8 of the brackets 7 andthereby support the container in upright position within the cabinet.This permits the container to be removed and replaced without difficultyand is a genuine convenience in permitting removal of the container forcleansing and sterilizing purposes.

The bottom of the container has an opening and in said opening anangular tubular nozzle 13 is secured and constitutes an outlet passagethrough which the contents of the container may vbe withdrawn ordischarged. A flexible Yhose 14 may be telescoped on, or otherwiseconnected with, the lower end of the nozzle 13 in order to conduct thecontents of the container to any place of discharge. 20

The front wall of the container preferably is provided with a graduatedscale including a number of designated and other lines 15 and, since thewall of the container is transparent, the contents of the container maybe easily gaged or measured by observing the upper line or level of thecontents in its relationship to these gage lines.

.A resilient hook 16 is engaged with the upper end of the front wall ofthe container and constitutes a support over which the iiexible hose 14may be looped.

Water supply pipes 1'7 and 18, one of which supplies cold water and theother warm or hot water, open into a mixing chamber 19 controlled by avalve 2i) of familiar construction and operation. By turning the handleof the valve to different designated positions, water of desiredtemperature, consisting of water from either of the pipes 17 or 18 tothe exclusion of water from the other, or water from both of said pipes,may be admitted to the mixing chamber 19 and discharged therefromthrough a nozzle 21 curving downwardly and opening above the open upperend of the container 9. For instance, by turning the handle of the valve20 to the position designated Cold, cold water from the cold water pipealone will be admitted. By turning the handle of the valve 20 to theposition designated Hot, water from the hot water pipe alone will beadmitted. And by turning the handle of the valve 2O to the positiondesignated Warm, water from both pipes 17 and 18 will be admitted and,by varying the position of the valve with respect to the designationWarm, the temperature of the water may be inprinciple thereof. y'as maybe necessary to adapt the invention to its creased or reduced by varyingthe amount of hot or cold water admitted.

The upper portion of the cabinet above the container 9 and at the sidesof the water supply device includes compartments 22 provided by lowerwalls 23 and inner walls 24. These compartments open toward the frontand are controlled by the door 5, so that said compartments are closedwhen the door 5 is closed and open when said door is open.

A number of compartments 25 are formed in the lower portion of thecabinet below the container 9 and laterally from the outlet 13 byhorizontal walls 26 and 27 and vertical walls 28. These compartments 25are controlled by the door 5 in the manner indicated in describing thecornpartments 22.

It is now apparent that I have provided a highly convenient andpracticable fountain cornprising a cabinet therefor that may be easilymounted or constructed within the wall of a room, or, if desired, may besupported on the wall. The cabinet includes means for controlling flow o`Water into the container in the cabinet and the container is unattachedto the water supply means, so that the container may be easily removedfor cleansing and sterilizing purposes and vreplaced withoutinconvenience and without de taching any of the fixed parts of thedevice.

The construction and arrangement of the invention may be varied withinthe scope of equivalent limits without departure from the nature and Icontemplate such variations intended uses.

Iclaim: l. Inv a cabinet having a rear wall, and a nozzle extendingdownwardly and forwardly from said rear wall; a container having an openupper end and an outlet opening in its lower end, a circumferentialflange integral with the wall of said container and spaced from theupper and lower ends thereof, a band surrounding said container belowand abuttingT against said flange, a pair of diametrically oppositeaxially alined projections integral with said band, a pair of spacedbrackets supported by said rear wall of said cabinet and between whichsaid container is located, and upwardiy extended forks integral withsaid brackets receiving between them said respective projections andsupporting said container in said cabinet in position in which the openupper end or said container is below said nozzle.

2. In a cabinet'having a rear wall, and a nozzle extending downwardlyand forwardly from said rear wall; a container having an open upper endand an outlet opening in its lower end, a circumferential ange integralwith the wall of said container and spaced from the upper and lower endsthereof, a band surrounding said container below and abutting againstsaid flange, a pair of diainetrically opposite axially alinedprojections integral with said band, a pair of spaced brackets supportedby said rear wall of said cabinet and between which said container islocated, and upwardly extended forks integral with said bracketsreceiving between them said respective projections and supporting saidcontainer in said cabinet in position in which the open upper end ofsaid container is below said nozzle, said projections beingdisengageable from said forks to permit removal of said container fromsaid cabinet.

JETT E. MYERS.

